Example sentences of "he [be] [verb] [adv] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He s got quite a dry sense of humour and was probably ‘ joking ’ about the Norwich match … and lets face it it was a bit of a horror show defensively ! |
| 2 | To that end he is setting up a working group to advise on how to make agricultural legislation less heavy and more rational . |
| 3 | The feedback from Alaska is positive and he feels he is taking over a successful concern with a good track record being put in place . |
| 4 | He is emanating quite a powerful golden light himself , he notices . |
| 5 | He has an injection of concentrated Vitamin B so he can play that night 's gig at CBGB 's , but he is put on a special diet for three weeks — with strictly no drink . |
| 6 | He 's wearing only a new white dhoti and his body looks old , its loose flesh striated with veins and sinews . |
| 7 | This time he 's a cyclist he 's a racing cyclist and he 's keeping up a steady twenty . |
| 8 | As well as sorting out Stamford Bridge , he 's put together a good management team in Porterfield and Don Howe . |
| 9 | TROUBLED John Major was accused yesterday of having ‘ little confidence ’ in keeping down interest rates — because he 's taken out a cheap FIXED mortgage . |
| 10 | He was using just a small group — a sax player , a keyboard player , bass and drums , as I recall — and he was really wailing . |
| 11 | He was certified dead a short time later . |
| 12 | He was wearing only a sleeveless vest and a pair of short pants that reached almost to his bony knees . |
| 13 | In the east his men were in position , awaiting only his order to attack the Plantations , while to the west he was building up a new shape seeking new allies among the elite of City North America . |
| 14 | He was zipping up a small brown suitcase which he placed under the table he was standing at , next to another one . |
| 15 | He was told only a tiny minority of extremists would object . |
| 16 | The hon. Member for Norfolk , North ( Mr. Howell ) said that VAT should be increased : I suspect that he was giving away a secret Tory agenda . |
| 17 | The headmaster looked as if he was fighting off a large insect that was homing in on his neck . |
| 18 | First of all he was put on a yeast-free , sugar-free diet and treated with essential oils of garlic , tea-tree and thyme . |
| 19 | The mention of a sinus problem suggested a possible allergy and he was put on a simple allergy-exclusion diet consisting of lamb , pears and water for five days . |
| 20 | After spending the night at an embassy cottage in Kyrenia , he was put on a Turkish Air flight to Istanbul connecting with a Lukhansa flight to Frankfurt . |
| 21 | During his second visit to Great Ormond Street , he was put on a two-week exclusion diet to see if a food allergy might the cause of his condition . |
| 22 | He was running up a huge bill on his credit card , and he was getting nowhere . |
| 23 | She spotted Adam almost as soon as she entered the club , but though he was sitting only a short distance away with a stocky sandy-haired man she did n't recognise , it took her some time to reach his table , since she was obliged to stop at every few strides to talk to customers . |
| 24 | One night he was walking down a narrow , dark lane when suddenly , from behind a parked van , a huge man appeared . |
| 25 | There was a significant improvement on the other side of the viaduct , a Victorian class divide that had survived the years , and within two blocks he was walking down a tree-lined avenue composed of tall , detached houses set back from the road behind fair-sized gardens . |
| 26 | Evening had begun to settle down , and he was walking along a narrow path of dry grass , towards the buildings . |
| 27 | He was walking along a quiet street when gunmen shot him several times in the head . |
| 28 | United 's best chance of the half came just a minute later ; Martin Foyle ran on to the perfect Paul Simpson through ball , he actually got past goal keeper Andy Gosney but he was forced just a little bit wide . |
| 29 | I think he 's , he 's like the other day when he was here he was talking about how he was turning over a new leaf and stuff . |
| 30 | And I must also add that I was a trifle put out , and surprised , because it seemed to me that he was turning down a good opportunity . |